Office of International Programs

Semester at Sea

Program Type

Travel around the world while living and studying onboard a ship that is fully equipped as a “floating university campus.” Third-party provider agreement with The Institute for Shipboard Education (accredited by the University of Virginia, Charlottesville), facilitated by Duquesne University’s OIP.

Courses

Anthropology, biological sciences, business and economics, English and world literatures, geography, geology, history, history of art and architecture, world music, philosophy, comparative politics, sociology, religious studies and theatre. (Specific courses vary from semester to semester, according to the ports of call on the itinerary and the specialization of the faculty engaged for a particular semester.)

Language of Instruction

English

Academic Calendar*

Fall Semester: early September to mid-December

Spring Semester: mid-January to late April

*Voyage dates may vary by as much as two weeks from semester to semester

Housing

Participants are housed in double cabins, priced according to cabin category:

inside doubles (2 berths without porthole)

outside double (2 berths with porthole, greater expense)

junior suite

Estimated Costs

Tuition

Program Tuition + Fees, billed through Duquesne

Study Abroad Fee

$250

Round-trip Airfare

Current cost as per your arrangement to/from Semester at Sea point of embarkation/debarkation

There are extra costs associated with travel to and from the ports of embarkation/debarkation, travel within the countries visited, textbooks, visas, personal expenses and miscellaneous incidental fees.